ny license plate questions

[Guest leadsled1953]

what were the years of single issue plates for ny,i know that 1950 was because i registered my desoto with a 1950 plate[single year]i had it written down but with moving i lost it.did nj have any single plate years?thanks <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

[novaman]

I'm not an authority on the plates but do question 1950 being a single tag in NY, because for my '49 Willys, I believe, I had a pair of 1948 tags with the '49 corner tag. (Last time I laid my hands on them was 19 years ago when I moved here from NY) Just can't believe they went back to a single tag. I'll have to dig them out of Dad's garage tomorrow.

[oldford]

I know my 64 1/2 Mustang had one plate. Black with gold letters. 1965 added a red tape strip to the single black plate. Not sure about other years.

[1937hd45]

These guys should have the needed information.http://www.alpca.org/

[Guest leadsled1953]

1950 is a single plate year in ny because my desoto is registered with a single plate.to register a vintage plate in ny you have to submit a pic of the plates[or plate] to dmv and have historical insurance.1949 is 2 plate year.i called dmv[albany custom plates div] when i got the plate and they told me that 1950 was a single plate only year.1964 /1965 is a single plate year but i'm not sure what other years are.

[Guest leadsled1953]

a lot of the single plate years had to do with world war 2 and the korean war.

[1937hd45]

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Two years ago I photographed a barn in New York state that had two walls shingled in license plates. Owner went to the DMV at the end of the year in the 1930's and got all the unissued plates. Looked nice seeing that many plates all nailed up in sequence. None were worth saving and the barn was leveled for McMansion expansion. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[Guest leadsled1953]

my friend with the towing bussiness had his flower garden full of old plates just stuck in with the flowers.he said he was trying to grow a hotrod <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Guest leadsled1953]

too bad when i move the desoto to nj i have to use those qq historal plates they use here . <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[Guest Randy Berger]

Pennsyltucky is just as bad - maybe worse. What a crappy plate!

It's even worse than their "You've Got a Friend in Pa" plate.

Some dumb clerk who knew nothing about cars came up with this "clever" plate.

[EJ_Nostalgia]

I actually vend at local car shows with NY plates for re-registration. Single plate years are as follows with corner tags being noted as such:

1942-1947

1950

1953

1954 (tag)

1955

1956 (tag)

1964

1965 (cellophane sticker on 64 plate)

All other years not mentioned are pairs.

If you need any plates, let me know.

John

[Guest Chip645]

Hello, John...

All the years you list as "single plate" are war years except 1964-1965.

There were covert "advisers" creeping around the Viet Nam jungles back then, but the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution wasn't until August of that year.

Do you have any idea WHY '64 and '65 were "single-plate" years?

I've busted my butt for a couple of hours trying to "Google" the answer, but no joy so far...

[Guest Chip645]

OK, maybe part of the answer is hidden in plain sight...

I kept reading past the bit about "NY WORLD’S FAIR" being embossed on those plates...

Did that have some bearing on the issue?

After all, the '39-'40 World's Fair was held in N.Y., too...

They were similarly embossed. Why aren't THEY listed as single-plate years?

[Guest Chip645]

'Sorry to go on like this, but the Korean war went from June of '50 to July of '53.

Did the single-plate year in '50 have anything to do with the build-up to the war?

What was the story with '53-'54 and '55-'56?